L - l
| labour | baarakɛbolo |
| lack | kɔ̀li |
| · | dɛsɛ |
| lack of appetite | dumunibaliya |
| lack of hygiene | saniyabaliya |
| lack of money | waridɛsɛ |
| lack of rain | sanjidɛsɛ |
| lack of respect | bonyabaliya |
| ladder | yɛlɛnyɛlɛnnan |
| ladel | galama |
| lamb | sagasogo |
| · | sagaden |
| lamentation | maɲumatɔkan |
| lamp | lanpan |
| lance | tama |
| land | jigin |
| · | dugu |
| · | jamana |
| landing strip | pankurunjiginkɛnɛ |
| language | kan |
| lantern | lanpan |
| lap | nɛmu |
| · | lanɔ |
| large town | galodugu |
| · | galoduguba |
| last | tɛmɛnen |
| · | mɛn |
| · | laban |
| last year | salon |
| last-born | sinnaban |
| · | lagare |
| lather | kanga |
| latrine | sutura |
| laugh | yɛlɛ |
| laughter | yɛlɛkan |
| law | sariya |
| laziness | salaya |
| · | salabaatɔya |
| lazy | kolon |
| lazy person | salabaatɔ |
| lead | ɲɛminɛ |
| lead astray | lafili |
| leader | ɲɛmaa |
| · | ɲɛminɛbaa |
| · | ɲɛmɔgɔ |
| leadership | ɲɛminɛbaaya |
| · | ɲɛmɔgɔya |
| leaf | bulu |
| · | jiribulu |
| · | fura |
| · | jirifura |
| lean | jɛngɛn |
| learn | kalan |
| · | dege |
| learn by heart | durusi |
| leather | wòlo |
| leather worker | garankɛ |
| leave | bila |
| · | to |
| · | taga |
| · | taa |
| Lebanese | surakanin |
| left | numan |
| left hand | numanbolo |
| leg | sen |
| · | senkala |
| legal | dagalen |
| lemon | lenburu |
| lend | singa |
| length | janya |
| lengthen | janya |
| leper | kunatɔ |
| leprosy | kuna |
| lesson | kalansen |
| let go | labila |
| let go of | bila |
| letter | bataki |
| · | lɛtɛrɛ |
| · | sɛbɛn |
| letter (of alphabet) | siginiden |
| lettuce | salati |
| lexicology | daɲɛkalan |
| lexicon | daɲɛgafe |
| liana | nsaban |
| liberate | hɔrɔnya |
| · | tila |
| liberator | tilabaa |
| Liberia | Liberiya |
| liberty | hɔrɔnya |
| library | gafekalanyɔrɔ |
| · | bibiliotɛki |
| Libya | Libi |
| licence | yamaruyasɛbɛn |
| lick | nɛmu |
| · | lanɔ |
| lid | datugulan |
| lie | nkalon |
| lier | nkalontigɛla |
| life | ɲɛnamaya |
| lift up | kɔrɔta |
| · | layɛlɛn |
| light | kɛnɛbɔlan |
| · | kɛnɛ |
| · | mɛnɛ |
| · | kin |
| · | mana |
| · | yeelen |
| light (weight) | fiɲɛ |
| · | fɛgɛn |
| light green | nuguji |
| lightening | sanpɛrɛn |
| lighter (cigarette) | birike |
| like | i n'a fɔ |
| · | i ko |
| · | bɛ ... fɛ |
| · | fɛ |
| like that | tèn |
| lime | lenburu |
| limit | dàn |
| · | dama |
| line | ci |
| · | sira |
| lineage | buruju |
| linguist | kankodɔnna |
| linguistics | kankodɔnniya |
| lion | jara |
| · | waraba |
| lip | dawolo |
| liquid | jima |
| · | jimafɛn |
| list | lisi |
| listen | lamɛn |
| listener | lamɛnnikɛla |
| · | lamɛnbaa |
| listening | lamɛnni |
| literacy | balikukalan |
| literacy centre | balikukalanso |
| litre | litiri |
| little | misɛn |
| little by little | dɔɔnin-dɔɔnin |
| live | balo |
| live at | sigi |
| liver | biɲɛ |
| livestock farmer | baganmarala |
| livestock farming | baganmara |
| living | ɲɛnama |
| · | balolen |
| lizard | basa |
| load | doni |
| · | doni |
| loaf of bread | nbuurukun |
| local | duguden |
| · | dugulen |
| lock | sɔgɔ |
| · | sɔgɔlan |
| locust | ntɔn |
| log | jirikuru |
| London | Lɔnduru |
| long | jàn |
| long ago | fɔlɔfɔlɔ |
| look | filɛ |
| look at | lajɛ |
| look behind | kɔfilɛ |
| look for | ɲini |
| look like | bɔ ... fɛ |
| look towards | sin |
| lord | matigi |
| lorry | kamiyɔn |
| lose | tunun |
| · | bɔnɛ |
| lose weight | fasa |
| lot, a | caman |
| lottery | loteri |
| loud speaker | kankɔrɔtalan |
| love | kanu |
| · | kanuya |
| lover | sungurun |
| luck | kunna |
| luggage | minɛn |
| lunch | tilelafana |
| · | tilela |
| · | tilerɔfana |
| lung | fogonfogon |
| lute | ngɔni |
| Luxembourg | Likisanburu |
| lycée | lise |